Challenges to NATO’s Fifth Enlargement Round: Turkey’s Attitude towards Romanian’s Admission
Journal Title: Codrul Cosminului - Year 2015, Vol 21, Issue 2
Abstract
The relations between Romania – the only Latin nation in Balkan Peninsula, in a broader sense – and Turkey has a long history, which is traced back to the Ottoman period. These relations were relatively ceased during the Cold War. After the collapse of Soviet Union, a new era started for Turkish-Romanian relations. During the WWI, Tsarist Russia forced Romania to be its ally, in order to besiege Germany from South, and also to threat Austria. Its aim was intended to direct the Central Powers’ attacks to the Balkans, in order to keep the warfare away from the front lines and from the Russian heartland. Following the Tsarist pan-Slavist policy, the Bolshevist Russia designated Balkans territories as vital for its security and defence. At the first opportunity emerged after the WWII, Stalin had included those lands behind the Iron Curtain area. After a fairly lengthy period under the Iron Curtain, after 1989, Romania like other eastern European countries achieved its freedom, but post-Cold War attitude of Russia towards the Balkans has remained unchanged. This paper seeks to explore the post-Cold War policies of NATO and the Turkey’s attitude towards the enlargements of alliance. It focuses on the fifth round of enlargement, when Romania and other six Balkans and Baltic countries were invited to join the North Atlantic Alliance. In addition, it will insist on the role of Turkey in the enlargement process, and its firm support for Romania's accession to NATO.
Authors and Affiliations
İsmail Köse
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP154484
- DOI -
- Views 118
- Downloads 0
Edvard Beneš’ Demarches concerning Carpathian Ruthenia and Moscow’s Position (September 1939 – June 1941)
The article deals with the problems of Carpathian Ruthenia and its population, which became the object of international negotiations in the 20th century. The issue of Transcarpathian Region is analysed in the context of...
USA, Russia and the Geopolitical Theatre in the South-Eastern Europe: The Place of Romania
Core issues addressed in this article are: the existing threats to address the interests of the US geopolitical and geostrategical, particularly in South-Eastern Europe; the resources available to the American State for...
Some Comments on Tax Sources of Medieval Moldova
Taxation in medieval Moldavia was an important segment of domestic policy. It could provide financial, material resources and services essential to the functioning of public institutions. Knowledge of fiscal realities is...
Restitutio. Anniversary of 450 years since the Inauguration of Voroneţ Monastery (Bukovina). Divine Service. Speeches
In 2008, between 25 May -14 September, the anniversary of 520 years since Voroneţ Monastery, Stephen the Great’s foundation, was built (1488) took place under the title “Voroneţ Holy Monastery”. We found out from the “Gl...
Doctoral School of Theology at the University of Czernowitz (1877-1918)
Faculty of Theology of the Alma Mater Francisco-Josephina University in Czernowitz has contributed to the formation of Romanian and Ruthenian intellectual elite of ecclesi-astical structure, both in Bukovina and in other...